Best cell phone service in AVL area (Asheville, Boone: bars, reviews)

[xz2y]

There is an older thread from 2011 on this topic and many posters recommended Verizon at that time for fewest dropped calls in mountainous terrain. I wonder if that is still the case. Does anyone have T Mobile or ATT with acceptable service, or is Verizon the best game in town for a hilly area.

[motordavid]

VZ remains the best, in my experience...
GL, mD

[PaintedLady]

I posted this quite awhile ago....I am wondering if it is still the same for the Asheville to Boone areas?? And internet provider for those areas..........?? :0)

[NCTransplantNC]

US Cellular by far. Never drop calls ever. Ive been on the parkway 12 miles deep and still have 3-4 bars. It's the best by far.

[QuilterChick]

Verizon has the most towers. Always reliable.

[Susieisanartist]

Verizon and US Cellular are both good in the boonies. If I'm not mistaken, US Cellular uses Verizon towers.

[PaintedLady]

...how about internet provider in W. NC ??

[motordavid]

Depends on where one is...
If Charter has cable to/near your house, it's the ticket. I recall reading that Frontier, et al, get some good reviews, if they are available in one's area.
If not, there are some 'local' wireless providers, some very thin DSL service, and below that, the cell phone 'air cards'.

Outside of cable areas, it is a real chase, in my experience. Hit the Search This Forum tab for some more threads on topic, but western NC, esp outside of cable reach, is not Comcast, et al, imo.
GL, mD

[xz2y]

Thanks for the helpful info. I checked the US Cellular website and didn't see which provider's towers they use. They don't mention it, at least after a cursory look.

[QuilterChick]

Here are a few websites to search for cell phone towers.

http://www.antennasearch.com/

CellTower Locator - find a cell phone location using LAC/CellID or SID/NID/BID